Photos: Bus loses brakes, crashes into Boise building

By: Associated Press

January 6, 2014Updated: January 6, 2014 at 11:33 pm

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In this photo provided by the Boise Fire Department via the Boise Police Department, the front of a city passenger bus is shown that has crashed into the Idaho Power corporate headquarters building, early Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, in Boise, Idaho. Police say the brakes failed on the bus causing the driver to swerve through a parking lot before crashing into the building. (AP Photo/Boise Fire Department via Boise Police Department, Battalion Chief Aaron Hummel)

BOISE, Idaho — A public transit bus crashed into a downtown Boise office building on Monday, leaving the front of the vehicle dangling over an underground parking garage.

About 12 people were on the ValleyRide bus and police said most were uninjured. One woman, who had a pre-existing injury, was taken to a hospital for treatment.

ValleyRide spokesman Mark Carnopis said the crash was under investigation after the driver reported the brakes weren't working when he approached an intersection near the nine-story Idaho Power building,

The driver had to take quick evasive action to avoid hitting cars stopped ahead of the bus, Carnopis said.

The bus careened over a curb and into a parking lot, running over street signs and small trees before crossing a street and crashing into the office building.